A man was arrested in connection to several vandalisms in the city of Philadelphia, according to police.
SEPTA police announced that they arrested the man around 9 p.m. on Thursday at the Frankford Transit Center.
The suspect allegedly threw various objects in an effort to break windows at multiple locations, police said.
The vandalisms all happened on Feb. 19 in South Philadelphia, Old City and North Philadelphia, officials said.
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Police said that the suspect first hit a location on the 1000 block of North 5th Street just after 5:30 a.m.
Three stained glass windows were broken at Saint Peter the Apostle Church and are now covered with cardboard.
"It's a difficult thing to see by virtue of the fact it really is an oasis," Father Michael Cunningham said. "You need a skilled artisan to correct what's been damaged. But thanks be to God it can be remedied. It should be able to be repaired, but its extensive damage.
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The estimated cost to fix the broken windows is about $20,000.
This was followed by another place on the 1000 block of Pine Street just after 6:30 a.m.
The suspect then moved on to a third building on the 200 block of South 11th Street a few minutes later just before 6:45 a.m., police said.
Then, about two hours later before 8:30 a.m., the suspect vandalized a fourth place on the 1100 block of Walnut Street, according to police.
In a bit over a half hour later around 9 a.m., the suspect was seen on surveillance camera vandalizing a location on the 300 block of Chestnut Street, officials said.
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church also vandalized
Philadelphia police say this suspect is a person of interest for vandalism at a historic African American church in Philadelphia too.
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church was vandalized earlier this week and the damage is costing tens of thousands of dollars.
The church's stained glass windows which date back to the 1890s were broken during the incident.
The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia has a donation link on its website and says that it's going to cost $18,000 to repair the windows. It's also expected to cost $12,000 to upgrade security with better lighting and cameras to prevent this from happening again.
More people in the community are coming together to try and help the church recover, including Tim McAleer who is the founder of Founding Footsteps.
"I'm in a position where I can maybe contribute a little bit," McAleer said. "If I can help, I'm gonna help."
McAleer knows the importance of the Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church and was saddened to hear the news of its vandalism so he wanted Founding Footsteps to step in.
The company offers trolley tours and this Saturday, he'll be offering a special Black History edition with a stop at the historic church. All of the proceeds from the tickets will go to the congregation.
"The places he's damaging, oddly enough, are the same places that could give him what he needs. So it's sort of is a paradoxical relationship that's unfolding," Father Cunningham said.
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